The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23

membership fnd ioinipg an IN, nso ysrs w,tb tbs
tss sam a s cSfrH ass ~ chat they
notwithstanding G%SlS ass ns he xssSsissIon Pss:ss
ia fSs rss msn have
pot had The experiences that the League mon
ha To shs Supporters Of the g. Louis team the
9ppSnents r. Che base running pitShinsS s sns
calcul afed they would have, to be bstted out.
showed si Il G n the frat isw samss TIE LsssSs
yesfnsss q their opponents n what sst. vas
TSen Tic beiroits s settled down and not only
outpayed and 0utran their opponents, Dus
they outbatted them.
NEW yoRKs NEW PLAYERS.
The New York managers have done some
s sast week. Tes during
the past season. and they have stSppea
IS IT. IN their %So e hssS ans
men whom Hs they have % far secured they have
s ssa sf 81 hs sIas ~ Friday
the Ses J Rsesy M IN t also sSea ss
cured BY President Day. Meanwhile Mana9er
an ndri Sit x inc more s to &c heard from.
ssE Y fSoSs az yssnrs S 81 sse Ms
which feature Of the game he Is an expert he
frat played ball prSessi0nnlly n lsS4 TGen
club He attracted Attention at once By bis
fine holding. The next year found him wMn
the Biddelords, and later with the have err 9H
1856 With the Hayerhills OF the New England
League. This year he has been with the cham
Is rss litter 81 ana an ssces1s edsr and
'f Edward Crane is another Boston boy, and al
ses q debut WIZ
tss HS played n the ed ct irst base ana "a
behind the 6a. d9ns ia wSk S%s his
went to almost incredible distances. He was
Msh remasEsbe aecurscy On savera
primo through witness ana sDunE. 49,.
and 1 wss Cen yyeiessed to suso
failure as batsnan and outflelder. Last ysar
the bs Sas Ms bis
almost entirely to pitching. and has been one
OF the mainstays Of the Torontos IN the points
tnR n6t fe IL Is little Above The average
height and Of very sturdy physique.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE CHICAGO CLUB.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-The Chicago Club is not n
the chase for new PLAYERS, put 1t fnds the nela
The 1y
Minneapolis Club. but, Mutrie bid over him.
ter, and a frst-class .outfelder. Chicago
1 1ssa9 plo7s ss s. ef ss s hs 10
Of money to ever pay an outaeIder four th9ps.
mad dollars a xSSa Ia.
There is no doubt he cqSid get ten ~, sho ,Ss
lease OF Clarkson. but Clarkson will not DO
sold.
being held down to . salary q sa.5OO. and 81
the came time expected to pitch nine-tslths
has 'n Reserved him. and dare not sell him Tor
fear Of an Gutburst Of q fsp
Tor 1853. and he will undoubtedly hold Oh until
close to the irst Of April The, end WILDE that
then sign at the last moment. He must play
nSs isy e ef an Ave months ser
list this fall. but That e nothinE upusu.L 70
na he had IT no time lad dss
Ssss Fsb1lsS III G,hsa ss
me- s. and d not With tho Chicago club, Fifteen
Ss SS Sa o don hst gus
% d dSRRx Ray ball
stossholder in the Club. his share Of the sea.
sons earnings VII n this year easily bring his
President spaiding said to-day: "Anson is
not reserved by the Chicago Club. and Ia free
to sign anywhere he plsases and play ball
newspaper talk. The Pittsburgh Or any
other club can have Anso3 without pay;
they can got him 70 sign win them: We have
psbn n T n1u a. g;5s os ss 'eE W
and retire. We have named no sum IS the
have him iithex can get him..
We'll Pitss6uTsh would give $4,000 for him
What wv sf has M. Nfmmick been doing herea"
Looking for new .playEeSrs ! suppose He
cept the papers say that no was after Anson.""
=. We'll, he has been chasing you around and
Yes; and his club has been chasing us
Ground sE all . GUNNER they chased US out OF the
sip S S1n eub H Is enough ns for
srn I EeasSs' ' was y signed ss Hannibal Mo- for
man in base ball circles. the present season
being his first with professional club-the
Lincolns. Besides being an excellent catcher.
Hoover is q fine batter and thrower. He Is
about feet 8 inches tall, weighs 40 pounds.
and Is strictly temperate. Upon the recon-
ment is seeking the services Of Hutchin-
son. pitcher of the Des Moines team, and
Sowders. pitcher OF the st. PauIs Hugh Duty,
third base man of the LOWELL Mass. team. and
q leading batter Of the Eastern League. was
signed yesterday for the Chicago Club:
The following have been signed by Manager
Morgan for the Chicago northwestern League
Club: Fred Lange as third baseman, formerly
with the Lincoln, Neb., team; b, .. Bugdals.
catcher OF the Bufialos: Jack Crogan. left
fielder Of the West Virginia Club: NJ, Haugle.
second baseman, Kansas City. and Henry
Long. centre fielder OF Emporium, Kan.
Mr.. Spalding has received a telegram from
President Stearns accepting the Chicago Presi-
dents terms CT charges for admission TO Q
game between the Detroit and St. Louis Clubs,
and that aggregation will play hero on Tues
day at the usual prices OF admission.
PLENTY OF EXCUSES FOR ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS Oct 22-The feeling In st. Louis
over the miserably poor showing made by the
Browns against. the Detr9its Is one oil, dis
gust and humiliation. Those who know
the. quality OF base ball the Browns